08: Winter-Spring 2007
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The gorge-ous Rouge Valley
The opening lines of Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" read "Whose woods these are I think I know. / His house is...
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Seeing the forest for the trails
The forested ravines that wind through Toronto are one of our city's most valuable resources. They filter the air, absorb rain and stormwater, and...
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The new gateways to the city?
Whether travelling into Toronto by vehicle or transit, there is little indication that you've arrived at the border of the city besides the modest...
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The times ain’t interchanging
In the western corner of North York sits a peculiar intersection in one of the city's bleakest environments. In 1972, the old Metro Toronto Roads and...
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Dundas and Roncevalles
Facing south on Dundas Street West just below Bloor Street, you're looking at a choice out of The Wizard of Oz. The place where Dundas West and...
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Carlton and Parliament
I went shopping for Halloween candy at the drug store on Parliament when I lived in Cabbagetown. The guy in line in front of me, I noticed, had a shopping...
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At the crossroads
The sum of Toronto's intersections is one giant intersection. We know that the Huron people portentously called this patch of land "the meeting...
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A-salting the Earth
It's almost impossible to make plans with my dad in the winter. His rural sensibilities dictate that as soon as the first snowflake of the season...
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Hurricane Hazel leaves her mark
When Hurricane Hazel reached Toronto on October 15, 1954, residents of the Humber River Valley were hardest hit. Many of them lived in newly minted...
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History repeats itself
We're all too aware of the misuse of our waterfront — and of the many, many unrealised plans to re-imagine it as a green, public, and natural...
By Matthew Blackett